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- Binghamton (1-4-0) dropped a 3-0 decision at Iona on Saturday, with all three goals coming during an 11-minute stretch early in the second half. Junior midfielder
Noah Luescher leads the Bearcats with three goals and six total points so far this season.
- Lehigh (3-1-0) won 1-0 over visiting Seton Hall on Saturday. Josh Luchini, who leads the Mountain Hawks with three goals and six total points, scored the game winner in the 50th minute.
- The series between Binghamton and Lehigh is even at 1-1-1. Most recently, the Bearcats won 2-1 on the road on Sept. 7, 2018. Current sophomore
Andrew McDonnell scored the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute. Luescher recorded the assist.
- This year's match marks the first time the Binghamton and Lehigh square off at the Bearcats Sports Complex. The two squads played to a scoreless draw at the old West Gym Field back on Sept. 13, 2006. The Mountain Hawks won 1-0 at home back on Sept. 13, 2005.
- Two of the six Bearcat goals this season have been scored by freshmen.
Parker McKnight scored his first collegiate goal against Syracuse on Sept. 2 while
Dan Mansfield did the same against Rutgers on Sept. 10. McKnight and Mansfield were teammates at nearby Vestal High School.
- Luescher's three goals has already tied his season-high total. He netted three goals in both 2017 and 2018.
